13 for we are about to destroy this place, because (A)their outcry has become so great before the Lord that (B)the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

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13 because we(A) are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the Lord against its people is so great(B) that he has sent us to destroy it.”(C)

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33 He (A)turns rivers into a [a]wilderness,
And springs of water into a thirsty ground;
34 And a (B)fruitful land into a (C)salt waste,
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

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  1. Psalm 107:33 Or desert

33 He turned rivers into a desert,(A)
    flowing springs(B) into thirsty ground,
34 and fruitful land into a salt waste,(C)
    because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

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11 (A)This entire land will be a place of ruins and an object of horror, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for (B)seventy years.

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11 This whole country will become a desolate wasteland,(A) and these nations will serve(B) the king of Babylon seventy years.(C)

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18 To (A)Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, and its kings and its officials, to make them places of ruins, objects of horror, [a]hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;

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  1. Jeremiah 25:18 Or whistling

18 Jerusalem(A) and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin(B) and an object of horror and scorn,(C) a curse[a](D)—as they are today;(E)

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  1. Jeremiah 25:18 That is, their names to be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, to be seen by others as cursed

38 He has left His hiding place (A)like the lion;
For their land has become a horror
Because of the fierceness of the [a]oppressing sword
And because of His fierce anger.”

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  1. Jeremiah 25:38 Or oppressor

38 Like a lion(A) he will leave his lair,
    and their land will become desolate(B)
because of the sword[a] of the oppressor(C)
    and because of the Lord’s fierce anger.(D)

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  1. Jeremiah 25:38 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 46:16 and 50:16); most Hebrew manuscripts anger

18 I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with plague; and I will (A)make them an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a (B)curse and an object of horror and [a](C)hissing, and a disgrace among all the nations where I have driven them,

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  1. Jeremiah 29:18 Or whistling

18 I will pursue them with the sword, famine and plague and will make them abhorrent(A) to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse[a](B) and an object of horror,(C) of scorn(D) and reproach, among all the nations where I drive them.

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  1. Jeremiah 29:18 That is, their names will be used in cursing (see verse 22); or, others will see that they are cursed.

18 For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “As My (A)anger and wrath have gushed out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so My wrath will gush out on you when you enter Egypt. And you will become a (B)curse, an object of horror, [a]an imprecation, and a disgrace; and (C)you will not see this place again.”

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  1. Jeremiah 42:18 Lit a curse-formula

18 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and wrath(A) have been poured out on those who lived in Jerusalem,(B) so will my wrath be poured out on you when you go to Egypt. You will be a curse[a](C) and an object of horror,(D) a curse[b] and an object of reproach;(E) you will never see this place again.’(F)

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  1. Jeremiah 42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed.
  2. Jeremiah 42:18 That is, your name will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that you are cursed.

12 And I will (A)take away the remnant of Judah who have set their [a]minds on entering the land of Egypt to reside there, and they will all [b](B)meet their end in the land of Egypt; they will fall by the sword or meet their end by famine. From the small to the great, they will die by the sword and famine; and they will become a (C)curse, an object of horror, [c]an imprecation, and a disgrace.

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  1. Jeremiah 44:12 Lit faces
  2. Jeremiah 44:12 Lit be finished
  3. Jeremiah 44:12 Lit a curse-formula

12 I will take away the remnant(A) of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest,(B) they will die by sword or famine.(C) They will become a curse and an object of horror, a curse and an object of reproach.(D)

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